Phasin proteins activate aeromonas caviae polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase but not ralstonia eutropha PHA synthase

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2867-2873

  Ushimaru, Kazunori ^a   Motoda, Yoko ^b   Numata, Keiji ^b   Tsuge, Takeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HOST STRAIN; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; PHA PRODUCTION; PHA SYNTHASES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; PREPOLYMERIZATION; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA;

BACTERIA;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; PHASIN; PLANT LECTIN; POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID) SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

AEROMONAS; CHEMISTRY; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; KINETICS; PLANT LECTINS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

EID: 84898636218     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04179-13     Document Type: Article

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